A multilevel analysis of the determinants of forest conservation behavior among farmers in Haiti

Society and Natural Resources

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 433-447

  Dolisca, Frito ^a   McDaniel, Joshua M ^a   Shannon, Dennis A ^a   Jolly, Curtis M ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation behavior; Foret des Pins Reserve farmers; Multilevel analysis; Theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONSERVATION STATUS; DECISION ANALYSIS; FARMERS ATTITUDE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; HAITI;

EID: 67650309270     PISSN: 08941920     EISSN: 15210723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08941920802064448     Document Type: Article

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